TRUMPāS FIGHT: The Fourteenth Amendment Takes Center Stage in Ballot Battle
ā A brewing legal battle is placing the spotlight on the Fourteenth Amendmentās āInsurrection Clauseā. Plaintiffs argue that President Trumpās actions on January 6, 2021, should bar him from appearing on future ballots.
This legal challenge is not unique to one state. Similar cases are popping up across the country, including Colorado. Here, Judge Sarah Wallace, an appointee of Democrat Governor Jared Polis, presides over the case. There is a possibility that this issue may escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trumpās defense team counters by asserting that this amendment doesnāt extend to presidents. They highlight that while it mentions Senators and Representatives among others, it does not explicitly include presidents. The presidential oath has its own separate provision in the Constitution.